BY THE NUMBERS
2014
991
Self-Employment
18%
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+5.4
1,359
Establishments
Employees per Business
Change from 2001
-9%
–Male
74%
–Female
26%
Diversity (Percentile)
–Industry
28
–Occupation
29
Business Profile
Jim Wells County has nearly 1,000 businesses that support
its population over 42,000. The county has experienced
considerable economic growth in association with the shale oil
boom in South Texas.
Business Establishments, 2014
Businesses by Industry, 2014
Review of South Texas Business Conditions
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Sales by Industry ($ mil), 2013
JIM W
The number of businesses grew from 824 in 2003 to
nearly 1,000 a decade later. Judging simply by the numbers,
businesses spread quite evenly across the major economic
sectors. Retail trade and health care services are the sectors
with the largest numbers of firms. In terms of sales, however,
the 25 manufacturing firms together generate nearly $1 billion,
or 30 percent of the total sales volume in Jim Wells county.
The 85 oil and gas firms in that county together account for
another 30 percent of the county’s annual sales volume. Firms
in those sectors contribute to the relatively high employment
concentration in terms of either industries or occupations.
Following the oil and gas industry, retail trade, transportation
and manufacturing have been responsible for most of the local
job growth.
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